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GA-8I915P-D Pro

Intel

Pentium

4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 2003
12ME-8I915PDP-2003

Summary of Contents for GA-8I915P-D

Page 1: ...GA 8I915P D Pro Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 2003 12ME 8I915PDP 2003 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8I915P D Pro Jun 11 2004 Jun 11 2004 Motherboard GA 8I915P D Pro ...

Page 3: ...ct to change withoutprior notice Product ManualClassification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following n For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product n For detailed productinformation and specifications please carefully read the ProductUserManual n For detailed information related to ...

Page 4: ...n ofExpansion Cards 16 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 1 7 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOSVer F3c 30 2 1 Standard CMOSFeatures 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2 3 Integrated Peripherals 36 2 4 PowerManagementSetup 39 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 41 2 6 PC Health Status 42 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 43 2 8 SelectLanguage 45 2 9 Load Fail Saf...

Page 5: ...s 50 3 3 Driver CD Information 50 3 4 Hardware Information 51 3 5 Contact Us 51 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction 54 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4 1 3 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 68 4 2 Troubleshooting 73 ...

Page 6: ...arvell 8001 CD_IN AZALIA_FP Intel 915P NB_FAN AUDIO1 S_ATA0 ICH6 M ain BIOS Backup BIOS PCI1 PCI2 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 ATX PWR_FAN IDE SYS_FAN S_ATA3 S_ATA2 S_ATA1 FDD PWR_LED F_PANEL CLR_CMOS F1_1394 F2_1394 PC IE_16 PCIE_1 PCIE_2 PCIE_3 F_U SB2 F_U SB1 IT8712 CODEC R_U SB GA 8I915P D Pro SPDIF_I AUDIO2 ...

Page 7: ...B Mouse 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712 4 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels Intel ICH6 14 318MHz Dual BIOS 8 USB Ports CODEC Line In PCIExpress x1 Bus PCICLK 33MHz 2 PCI PCIBus Marvell 8001 RJ45 3 IEEE1394 TSB43AB23 SPDIF In SPDIF Out LPT Port 3 PCI Express x 1 Ports Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out PCI ECLK 100MHz PCI ECLK 100MHz Note To use a DDRII600 memory module on the motherboard you mustinstall...

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Page 9: ... the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed o...

Page 10: ... 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable w 3 IEEE1394 ports requires cable w 1 front audio connector w 1 IR connector w 1 PS 2 keyboard port w 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN w Onboard Marvell 8001 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit w 1 RJ 45 port Onboard Audio w ALC880 CODEC w Supports Jack Sensing function w Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio w Supports Line In Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Surround Speaker Ou...

Page 11: ...U warning temperature w CPU System Power fan failure warning w CPU smart fan control BIOS w Use of licensed AWARD BIOS w Supports Dual BIOS Q Flash Multilanguage Additional Features w Supports BIOS w Supports EasyTune Overclocking w Over Voltage via BIOS CPU DDR II PCI E w Over Clock via BIOS CPU DDR II Form Factor w ATX form factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm ...

Page 12: ...ecifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled ...

Page 13: ...ssing down the push pins diagonally Fig 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely for detailed installation instructions please refer to the heatsink installation section of the user manual Fig 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture the installation is complete Fig 1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on...

Page 14: ...ns Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing...

Page 15: ...R II memory module is installed The Dual Channel Technology can t operate when only one DDR II memory module is installed 2 Two DDR II memory modules are installed the same memory size and type The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B If you install two memory modules in the same channel the Dual Channel Technology will not ope...

Page 16: ...s on the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end o...

Page 17: ...fore you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The provide...

Page 18: ...3 10 PWR_LED 11 F_PANEL 12 AZALIA_FP 13 CD_IN 14 F_USB1 F_USB2 15 F1_1394 F2_1394 16 IR 17 CLR_CMOS 18 BAT 1 3 4 5 7 9 18 11 10 15 14 17 16 6 2 8 12 13 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connector Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning ...

Page 19: ...ower supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start Please remove the sticker on the motherboard before plugging in while the ATX power ...

Page 20: ...connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure 1 1 1 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage ...

Page 21: ...connector wire to the pin1 position 8 IDE IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please r...

Page 22: ...ase refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly 1 7 10 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode 1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Pin No Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD ...

Page 23: ... anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 1 2 19 20 HD HD RES RES NC SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW SPEAK Message LED Power Sleep LED Pow...

Page 24: ...e motherboard header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio panel connector please contact your dealer 13 CD_IN CD IN Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector 1 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 9 10 1 2 Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 ACZ_DET 5 Line2_R 6 FSENSE1 7 FAUOIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 FSENSE2 ...

Page 25: ...nd Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer 2 16 1 15 2 10 1 ...

Page 26: ...our nearest dealer for optional IR device 1 Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX 17 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper Open Normal 1 1 Short Clear CMOS ...

Page 27: ...h the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer ...

Page 28: ...GA 8I915P D Pro Motherboard 28 English ...

Page 29: ...sed utility thatdoes not require users to bootto DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS Move to selectitem Enter Select Item Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit currentpage and return to Main Menu Page Up Increase the numericvalue or makechanges Page Down Decrease the numeri...

Page 30: ...t Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features n PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations ofPCI PnP ISA resources n PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detectTemperature voltage fan speed n MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio n Select Language This setup page is select multi la...

Page 31: ...onfiguration n SetSupervisor Password Change set or disable password Itallows you to limitaccessto the system and Setup or justto Setup n Set User Password Change set or disable password Itallows you to limitaccess to the system n Save Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exitsetup n Exit Without Saving Abandonall CMOS valuechanges and exitsetup ...

Page 32: ...n manually inputthe correctsettings AccessMode Use this toset the access mode forthe hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information Cylinder Numberofcylinders Head Number ofheads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Numberofsectors Ifa hard ...

Page 33: ...ny error thatmay be detectedand you willbe prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOSdetects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All ButKeyboard The system bootwill notstop for a keyboard error itwill stop for all other errors Defaultvalue All ButDiskette The system bootwill notstop for a disk error itwill stop for all other errors All ButDisk Key The system bootwill notstop for a keyboard or ...

Page 34: ... Disabled Selectyour bootdevice priority by Disabled Password Check Setup The system will boot butwill notaccess toSetup page if the correct password is notentered atthe prompt Default value System The system will not bootand will notaccess to Setup page if the correct password is notentered at the prompt Ifyou wantto cancel the setting ofpassword please justpress ENTER to make SETUP empty System ...

Page 35: ...se note thatthis feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Defaultvalue Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled LimitCPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 Defaultvalue Disabled Disables CPUIDLimit for windows XP ...

Page 36: ...isabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Onboard H W LAN Enabled Onboa rd LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboar dSerial P ort1 3F8 IRQ4 OnboardI rDA Port 2F8 IRQ UARTMode Select IrDA UR2Duplex Mode Half OnboardPar allelPort 378 IRQ7 Parallel PortMode SPP higf Move Enter Select PU P D Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Gene ralHelp F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe De ...

Page 37: ... This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Setto IfPATA IDE were setto Ch 0 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 1 Master Slave USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Defaultvalue Disabled Disable USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller Disable this function ifyou arenot using onboard USB 2 0 feature Enabled Enable USB 2 0 Controller Defaultvalue Disabled Di...

Page 38: ...ble onboard IrDA port and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard IrDA port UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function ofOnboard I O chip ASKIR Setonboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode IrDA Setonboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode Defaultvalue UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclectIR mode This function will available when UART Mode Select doesn tset atNor...

Page 39: ...m Disabled Disable this function Defaultvalue Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system IfRTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function Defaultvalue Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse leftbutton to power on the system CMOS SetupUtility Copyright C 1984 2004Award Software Power ...

Page 40: ...ystem KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard setat Password youcan set the passwordhere Enter Inputpassword from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to setthe Keyboard PowerOnpassword AC Back Function Soft Off f When AC power back tothe system the system will be in Off state Default value Full On WhenAC powerback to the system the system always in On state Memory When AC power back to the sy...

Page 41: ...Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2 Defaultvalue 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI2 CMOS SetupUtility Copyright C 1984 2004Award Software PnP PCIConfigur ations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto higf Move Enter Select PU P D Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Gene ralHelp F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe De fault F7 OptimizedDe faults Item Help MenuLevel...

Page 42: ...function Enabled Enable CPU SmartFan control function Defaultvalue a When the CPU temperature is higher than 65 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at full speed b The speed ofCPU fan will increase linearly depand onthe temperature if the temperature is more than 41 degree and less than 65 degree c Whenthe CPU temperature is lower than 40 degreesCelsius CPU fanwill be disable CMOS SetupUtility Copyri...

Page 43: ...etC I A 2 to Full Thrust Automatically increase CPU frequency 15 17 19 by CPUloading Warning Stability is highly dependenton system components Incorrectusingthese features may cause your system broken For power end user useonly CPU FAN PIN Type In order to make CPU SmartFAN Control functionwork properly pleasesetthe pin number according to the CPU FAN that you used 3 PIN SetCPU FAN PIN Type to3 pi...

Page 44: ... 2 00 Memory Frequency HostclockX 2 2 66 Memory Frequency Hostclock X2 66 3 00 Note Memory Frequency HostclockX 3 Auto SetMemory frequency by DRAM SPDdata Defaultvalue Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on Memory Frequency For item DIMM OverVoltage Control Pleasenote thatby overclocking your system through the increase of theDIMM voltage damage to the memorymayoccur Normal SetDIMM OverVoltage ...

Page 45: ...telligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup LoadFail Safe Defaults SelectLanguage LoadFail Safe Defaults LoadOptimizedDefaults SetSupervisor Pa ssword SetUser Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving LoadFail Safe D efaults Y N N CMOS SetupUtility Copyright C 1984 2004Award Software StandardCMOS Features Advanc edBIOSFe atures IntegratedPeripher...

Page 46: ...S Setup program and having full configuration fields the Userpassword is required to access only basicitems Ifyou select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you willbe prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter SetupMenu Ifyou select Setup at Password Check inAdvance BIOSFeatures Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter S...

Page 47: ...3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup SelectLanguage LoadFail Safe Defaults LoadOptimizedDefaults SetSupervisor Pa ssword SetUser Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOSand EXIT Y N Y CMOS SetupUtility Copyright C 1984 2004Award Software StandardCMOS Features Advanc edBIOSFe atures IntegratedPeripherals Power ManagementSetup PnP PCIConfigur at...

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Page 49: ...lease pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver...

Page 50: ...Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title ...

Page 51: ...Install Drivers 51 English 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details ...

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Page 53: ...g from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable ...

Page 54: ...t to return boot manager to NTFS format How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive then save and exit the BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears pre...

Page 55: ... you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 865PE AG...

Page 56: ... back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xp...

Page 57: ...r BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCIConfigurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit higf Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 ...

Page 58: ... set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and w...

Page 59: ...ng guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS u...

Page 60: ...ntains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q F...

Page 61: ...sly downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard 1 file s found...

Page 62: ...ze SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc...

Page 63: ...Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCIConfigurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 Select Save Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load O...

Page 64: ... want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep...

Page 65: ...ly after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Heal...

Page 66: ...me on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS II Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8I915P D Pro E2 e Complete update process following the instructio...

Page 67: ... I In method I if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted II In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot III In method I if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOSTM ...

Page 68: ... 2000 XP is very simple Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CD ROM DVD ROM walkman or others audio input to Line In The front channels or earphone can be connected to Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect microphone to Mic In Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer chan...

Page 69: ...he front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out ...

Page 70: ...els to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out ...

Page 71: ...ng installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired Side Speaker Out Front Spe...

Page 72: ...0 After you install an audio device a screen of a list would pop up from the audio software for you to choose the type of device you installed If you have connected your device to the wrong jack the Jack Sensing function would indicate the correct jack for your device and you can reconnect the device to the correct jack following the arrow instruction The correct icon for audio device will be disp...

Page 73: ... power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute 4 Re insert the battery to the battery holder 5 Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults 7 Save chan...

Page 74: ...rposes The situations might differ from case to case gAMI BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Dis...

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